Please find below suggested 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, May 1, 2019.Ìý
One day after calling for military to remove President Maduro, opposition leader Juan Guaido promises largest protest in Venezuela’s history
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Expert:ÌýDr. John Kirk, Professor, Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies.
Research Specialties:ÌýCuban colonial times, Cuban cultural revolution, Latin American dictators.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýkirk@dal.ca and 902-494-1082/902-494-2544.
Committee recommends Sen. Lynn Beyak be suspended from upper house for racist letters on her websiteÂ
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Expert:ÌýLori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.
Federal Government expected to offer financial aid to Canadian canola farmers impacted by dispute with China
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Expert:ÌýDr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties:ÌýFood distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
B.C. launches constitutional challenge after Alberta Premier Jason Kenney proclaims 'turn off the taps' legislation
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Expert:ÌýWayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, cyberbullying, education law, human rights, humanitarian law, public policy analysis, public law and public interest.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýWayne.Mackay@dal.ca and 902-483-7810.
Nova Scotia could use increase in locally produced and purchased food
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Expert:ÌýDr. Sara Kirk, Professor, School of Health and Human Performance.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýSocio-ecological approaches, population health intervention research, chronic disease prevention, obesity prevention, healthy public policy, weight bias and weight-based teasing.Ìý
Contact:Ìýsara.kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-8440.
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